Morning Newspaper Report

The headlines of the leading newspapers on 19 June 2024:

NATIONAL:

# Business Day:

Reports competition authorities want supermarkets to start displaying the per kilogram or gram prices of all fresh fruit and vegetables in stores. The Competition Commission says this will enable consumers to compare prices between retailers.

GAUTENG:

# Beeld:

Leads with the high demand for tickets for Saturday’s United Rugby Championship final at Loftus.

Secondly, the paper writes about the inauguration of president Cyril Ramaphosa at the Union Buildings today and reports that he will have to make difficult decisions to form his cabinet.

And finally, there is news about the court decision that the owner of a pit bull is liable after his dog bit a 13-year-old girl.

# The Star and Pretoria News:

Writes the government of national unity can be extended to the local government level.

And reports Johannesburg is preparing for widespread water outages.

# Sowetan:

Reports the new premiers of Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal agree – they can not let the people down.

# And The Citizen:

Writes that the ANC is with the establishment of the government of national unity no longer a so-called “people’s party”.

FREE STATE:

# Volksblad in Bloemfontein:

Reports a woman from Bloemfontein has died after being attacked and mauled by her fiancé’s four pit bulls. The dogs apparently attacked her when she wanted to give her child a hiding.

And secondly, the paper also writes about Ramaphosa’s inauguration and the anticipation for his cabinet announcement.

WESTERN CAPE:

# Die Burger:

Leads with the attack on 74-year-old Lalie Engelbrecht from Bredasdorp. Engelbrecht was attacked in her kitchen and seriously injured, but she cannot remember much of the attack and does not know how many attackers there were.

And secondly, the paper writes the engineer involved in the collapsed building in George has been temporarily suspended by the Engineering Council.

# And Cape Times:

Writes the Phala Phala fiasco hangs like a dark cloud over Ramaphosa’s inauguration today.

And reports on the expected drop in fuel prices next month.

EASTERN CAPE:

# The Herald in Gqeberha:

Reports about a woman who survived an attack on a tavern in Walmer. She tells of her fear when five armed men stormed into the bar.

And secondly, the paper writes that the latest infighting at the EP Rugby Union is about the main gate which was locked.

KWAZULU-NATAL:

# Daily News in Durban:

Writes the new premier of KwaZulu-Natal, Thami Ntuli has proven from the outset that a new broom sweeps clean.

And secondly, the paper is one of the few that reports on the intended massacre among Media24’s newspapers and the layoff of 400 staff members.

# And The Witness in Pietermaritzburg:

Introduces the new provincial cabinet appointed by the IFP. The ANC, DA, and National Freedom Party are represented in the cabinet.

And finally from NAMIBIA:

# Republikein in Windhoek:

Reports the grandmother of a seven-year-old victim denied that she stood guard while her son, a 36-year-old medical doctor, raped his son.

And secondly there is news about the dam levels in Gobabis. Namwater says the dams are 2.4-percent full compared to 7.7-percent last year.